Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December to Question 101737 on Prisoners' Release: Christmas, whether each of the prisoners released on temporary release on 25 December 2021 returned on schedule.

Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 25 December 2021, broken down by main offence category, has been published in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI 220830027) and may be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-releases-for-september-2022.

Records show that 8 of the 1,377 individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 25 December 2021 returned late on the date scheduled for their return. None failed to return.

Offenders released on temporary licence are subject to strict conditions and risk assessment. Any breaches can result in more time behind bars.